Makin’ Plans

[Verse 1]
Rollin' down the highway with the sun on my back
Road wide open, I don’t need to look back
The horizon's callin'
My plans sittin’ by my side

Yonder all before us lie
Vast deserts of eternity
My troubles are behind me
My plans an' me enjoyin' the ride

[Pre-Chorus/Refrain]
Then we hit a hole in the road
A black hell that almost swallowed us whole

[Verse 2]
The axel cracked, the fender was crocked
The engine exploded, my body was stuck
My eyes were bleedin'
A bone stickin' out of my shoulder

Just up ahead I could see a shape
Stumblin' and cryin,' desperate to escape
His blood spilled black
He might have been a ghost or a soldier

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause we had hit that hole in the road
A black hell that almost swallowed us whole

[Chorus]
‘Cause I was makin’ plans
But now they all battered and torn
And the plans I had
Got beaten up and now they all gone

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
An eagle dived, clawed him to the ground
Like Prometheus he cried, but he made no sound
Their eyes were pleadin’
"Please tell everyone about us"

I tried to move, but my body was broke
That was the last time they ever spoke
With a tear in my eyes, said "I didn't never ever doubt us"

[Pre-Chorus]
Then his soul rose
I saw it float
And a black hole swallowed him whole

[Chorus]
‘Cause I was makin’ plans
But now they all battered and torn
And the plans I had
Got beaten up and now they all gone

But now I got new plans, a wide open road
No hell hole that'll swallow me whole
The horizon's callin' me down the only road I know